A query

[Bryce Conrad]

Dear Seelangers,

A colleague suggested that I might float the following question on your list.

I am regularly in contact with Russians who express interest in applying
for admission to our graduate programs in English at Texas Tech University.
Recently, a prospective applicant wrote to tell me that she was in a
quandary about how to handle the problem of declaring sufficient funds for
study in the United States.  Normally, she would be expected to have a bank
in Russia verify the availability of such funds, but she said she was
hestitant about putting the money in a bank because either the money or the
bank might "disappear."

Have any of you had experience with this kind of situation?  If so, what
kinds of options might I suggest to this prospective student?

Thanks in advance for any help you might offer.

Best,
Bryce Conrad

Bryce Conrad
Director of Graduate Studies
Department of English
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX 79409-3091

806 742-2501
bryce at ttu.edu